NORAM Senior Supply Planner

About the role

A family‑owned global leader in plant‑based ingredients and pharmaceutical excipients, Roquette develops specialty food ingredients and pharma excipients from corn, wheat, potatoes and peas. The Sr. Supply Planner will bridge strategic planning and operational execution for the North America supply chain, ensuring customer demand is met while optimizing inventory, production capacity, service performance and working capital.

Responsibilities

• Create and update supply plans (production and distribution) at SKU/weekly horizon for the North America region, considering manufacturing capacities, logistics and transport limitations, customer demand, inventory policy, alignment with regional SIOP, and raw material availabilities
• Identify and communicate potential bottlenecks and/or risks to supply and propose mitigation plans
• Identify and communicate potential business opportunities linked to underutilization which could impact the costs of supply
• Communicate plan results and alerts, coordinating with main stakeholders to agree on risk mitigation plans (liaise with Manufacturing, PLM, Demand Planning, Supply Schedulers, Procurement, Finance, etc.)
• Establish and adhere to inventory policy by SKU/storage location and in line with regional SIOP, enabling continuity of product availability to optimize free cash flow, align with business strategy, account for demand/supply volatilities, and account for lead times
• Monitor and analyze production KPI metrics, focusing on supply plan adherence, to identify root causes and implement improvements to supply assumptions, models, and processes
• Ensure data integrity within all tools and systems
• Act as leader for specific key initiatives to improve the team’s results and efficiency, such as KPI improvement projects, process redesigns, data analysis, and optimization
• Provide analysis and recommendations in support of SKU rationalization processes
• Participate in any inventory cycle or full physical counts each year
• Ensure clear understanding, agreement, and communication of all plans
• Coordinate plan results and supply alerts with impacted groups to execute risk mitigation plans

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain or related business field
• 3‑5 years of planning/scheduling experience

Skills

• Understanding of product and process cost structures
• Knowledge of corn wet milling industry preferred
• Strong oral and written communication
• Demonstrated aptitude with math and statistics
• Strong problem‑solving, innovative and analytical skills
• Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite

Pay

The current salary range for this role is estimated to be $100,000 – $130,000, with potential performance‑based incentive compensation.

Schedule

This is a full‑time position requiring flexible hours to meet facility demands.